jeff12

just to add.. i came here on a i-94 visa. and i did file complaints as well as a restraining order on my soon to be ex husband. but this was back on 04-05. dont know if that helps anything.

my brother and sister got their green card 4-5 years ago through marriage (after the 2001 date) without having to leave. and my parents got theirs about a year or 2 ago. i tried to get mine when i married a citizen 6-7 years ago but he would not file my papers due to the fact he thought i would leave him once he did. but he used to abuse me physically and mentally which is why i ended up leaving. just this divorce has been years in the making and will soon be finalized. from the information searching ive done, everyone has told me that i need to wait till i was divorced before i could file for anything.

my parents brought me here when i was 13 from trinidad (1995). I was brought here on a 1 year visa. im now 29, have a 9 yr old daughter, and im married (in the process of getting divorced, we have been separated for 6 years). i would like to finally get my life together and be able to properly care and provide for my child. everyone else in my family who have come here the same way is legal through marriage or from waiting to apply. how can i go about changing my status so i can finally be able to get a drivers license and be able to work? any help or point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!